Case summary April 2023 | Partly Justified
A student on a healthcare-related course had a mental health condition. The student was supported by the provider and completed the academic modules and a placement successfully.
Case summary April 2023 | Partly Justified
A student was studying for a degree in business with a foreign language. The student was affected by mental health difficulties and during their first year of study they had discussed and agreed with the provider what support would be helpful.
Case summary April 2023 | Partly Justified
A disabled student and their provider agreed a support plan during their second year of studies. In the final year of the course, the student sought help managing deadlines because their mental health was declining.
Case summary April 2023 | Not Justified
A student was completing a year studying at a university in another country as part of their undergraduate degree. Towards the end of this year the student was told that the modules they had chosen could not count towards their qualification.
Case summary February 2023 | Partly Justified
A PhD student carried out a research study with patients in a healthcare setting outside the UK. The student obtained relevant ethical approval from the provider. But when their work was submitted for examination, a concern was raised about whether appropriate local approval had been obtained. The provider began a research misconduct investigation. It concluded that relevant ethical approval procedures had not been carried out, and accordingly made a finding of research misconduct.
Case summary February 2023 | Not Justified
A final-year undergraduate student was suspected of plagiarism in an essay and asked to attend a disciplinary panel hearing.
Case summary February 2023 | Not Justified
A student was suspected of contract cheating in their coursework submission by presenting material that they had bought online as their own work.
Case summary February 2023 | Partly Justified
A postgraduate student was suspected of plagiarism and poor academic practice in two essays submitted in the previous academic year.
Case summary February 2023 | Not Justified
An international student was invited to a disciplinary panel after a large proportion of their essay was found to be identical in content and structure to a previous student’s submission in the same module.
Case summary February 2023 | Partly Justified
A student was on a taught postgraduate programme and had to take an 24-hour open-book exam for one module. Following the exam, the provider told the student that it was investigating them for contract cheating.
